Ripened Persimmons Muffins

Written on January 12, 2010 – 2:07 pm | by Riceballz |

persimmons muffin batter baked in a mini chiffon pan, resulting in a donut shaped muffin Last year was a great season for persimmons, as I saw boxes teeming with these luscious orange hued fruits on display in all the fruit grocers that I’ve come across. We bought some Korean variety and agreed that the fruit [...]


Bananalicious Banana Muffins

Written on November 7, 2009 – 12:41 am | by Riceballz |

Second attempt, decorated with twin chocolate chips on top. Wee, I am getting better at this! First batch, first attempt. Flat, doesn’t dome at all. Lack of batter perhaps? I baked a banana cake once, long, long ago. The recipe was complicated, it requires a lot of ingredients, and the result was mediocre. I swore [...]

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Written on July 17, 2009 – 10:30 am | by Riceballz |

Recipe credits: thepioneerwoman.com I love reading Pioneer Woman. She’s funny, she takes kickass photographs and her recipes are simple and nice. This chocolate sheet cake recipe from her website is so easy and delicious, its a keeper! I made mine using half of the ingredients and without the chocolate sauce, and the cake is good [...]